CURRENT MOON
New Moon - The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon is not visible (except during a solar eclipse).The lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth. This means that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are almost in a straight line, with the Moon in between the Sun and the Earth. The Moon that we see looks very dark.
Waxing Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. This Moon can be seen after the New Moon, but before the First Quarter Moon. The crescent will grow larger and larger every day, until the Moon looks like the First Quarter Moon.
Waxing Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. This Moon can be seen after the First Quarter Moon, but before the Full Moon. The amount of the Moon that we can see will grow larger and larger every day. ("Waxing" means increasing, or growing larger.)
Full Moon - The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight. The lighted side of the Moon faces the Earth. This means that the Earth, Sun, and Moon are nearly in a straight line, with the Earth in the middle. The Moon that we see is very bright from the sunlight reflecting off it.
Waning Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. This Moon can be seen after the Full Moon, but before the Last Quarter Moon. The amount of the Moon that we can see will grow smaller and smaller every day. ("Waning" means decreasing, or growing smaller.)
Last Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. Sometimes called Third Quarter. The left half of the Moon appears lighted, and the right side of the Moon appears dark. During the time between the Full Moon and the Last Quarter Moon, the part of the Moon that appears lighted gets smaller and smaller every day. It will continue to shrink until the New Moon.
Waning Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. This Moon can be seen after the Last Quarter Moon and before the New Moon. The crescent will grow smaller and smaller every day, until the Moon looks like the New Moon.
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It has been noted through research that ghosts / spirits (whichever you are most comfortable with) pull from energy such as from batteries-appliances-people and so forth but on days when the air is full of excess energy due to a solar storm, they have lots of energy around for spirits to use. Solar Flare activity and Geomagnetic Field activity seems to affect the amount of ghost activity. We try to base our investigations with the phases of the moon. We believe that the phases DO affect acitivity with the paranormal. During geomagnetic storms, researchers have recieved good results out in the field. We know that the presence of spirits/ghosts often disturbs electro magnetic energy in the area, so solar weather may also affect their environment. With that, we use the chart for the phases of the moon and the readings of the geomagnetic fields to plan our investigations.
More information about the charts can be found here
2008 Phases of the Moon
Universal Time
NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON LAST QUARTER
d h m d h m d h m d h m
JAN. 8 11 37 JAN. 15 19 46 JAN. 22 13 35 JAN. 30 5 03
JAN. 15 19 46 JAN. 22 13 35 JAN. 30 5 03FEB. 7 3 44 FEB. 14 3 33 FEB. 21 3 30 FEB. 29 2 18
FEB. 14 3 33 FEB. 21 3 30 FEB. 29 2 18MAR. 7 17 14 MAR. 14 10 46 MAR. 21 18 40 MAR. 29 21 47
MAR. 14 10 46 MAR. 21 18 40 MAR. 29 21 47APR. 6 3 55 APR. 12 18 32 APR. 20 10 25 APR. 28 14 12
APR. 12 18 32 APR. 20 10 25 APR. 28 14 12MAY 5 12 18 MAY 12 3 47 MAY 20 2 11 MAY 28 2 57
MAY 12 3 47 MAY 20 2 11 MAY 28 2 57JUNE 3 19 23 JUNE 10 15 04 JUNE 18 17 30 JUNE 26 12 10
JUNE 10 15 04 JUNE 18 17 30 JUNE 26 12 10JULY 3 2 19 JULY 10 4 35 JULY 18 7 59 JULY 25 18 42
JULY 10 4 35 JULY 18 7 59 JULY 25 18 42AUG. 1 10 13 AUG. 8 20 20 AUG. 16 21 16 AUG. 23 23 50
AUG. 8 20 20 AUG. 16 21 16 AUG. 23 23 50AUG. 30 19 58 SEPT. 7 14 04 SEPT. 15 9 13 SEPT. 22 5 04
SEPT. 7 14 04 SEPT. 15 9 13 SEPT. 22 5 04 SEPT. 29 8 12 OCT. 7 9 04 OCT. 14 20 02 OCT. 21 11 55
OCT. 7 9 04 OCT. 14 20 02 OCT. 21 11 55OCT. 28 23 14 NOV. 6 4 03 NOV. 13 6 17 NOV. 19 21 31
NOV. 6 4 03 NOV. 13 6 17 NOV. 19 21 31NOV. 27 16 55 DEC. 5 21 26 DEC. 12 16 37 DEC. 19 10 29
DEC. 5 21 26 DEC. 12 16 37 DEC. 19 10 29DEC. 27 12 22
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